TBI, FBI team up for new safety campaign to target fake threats made on schools

JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (WJHL) – School safety is now the focus of a new joint campaign with the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation and the FBI.

#ThinkBeforeYouPost aims to cut down on fake threats made on social media, through texts or in emails and target schools or public places.

The TBI says these hoaxes are a federal crime and could result in a five-year prison sentence.